You can make a request for a copy of a deceased person’s original Application for a Social Security Card (SS-5) and/or Numident record (a computer extract of the SS-5) in two ways:

• Online: Submit your request via FOIAonline at https://foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/home.
• Mail: Submit your request using the SSA-711 to the Social Security Administration (SSA), OEIO, FOIA Workgroup, 6100 Wabash Ave, P.O. Box 33022, Baltimore, MD 21290-3022.